Cancer

Should You Be Screened for Breast Cancer Genes?
Breast Cancer

Should You Be Screened for Breast Cancer Genes?

Julia A. Smith, MD, PhD | May 17, 2013

If your family tree includes one or more relatives with a history of breast cancer, you probably know that you…

Carbs Raise Risk for Breast Cancer—But Which Ones?
Breast Cancer

Carbs Raise Risk for Breast Cancer—But Which Ones?

Jennifer A. Emond, MS | May 17, 2013

A new study shows that when it comes to preventing breast cancer recurrence, not all carbs are created equal—certain kinds…

Exercise Reduces Cancer Recurrence Risk

Exercise Reduces Cancer Recurrence Risk

Andrea L. Cheville, MD | May 16, 2013

If you have cancer or have had it in the past, then you’ve already discussed treatments with your oncologist. So…

Breast Reconstruction Advances
Breast Cancer

Breast Reconstruction Advances

Frank J. DellaCroce, MD | May 15, 2013

A breast cancer diagnosis can be devastating, of course…and my heart goes out to each of the approximately 254,000 American…

Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: The “Noncancer” Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer

Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: The “Noncancer” Breast Cancer

Irene Wapnir, MD | May 15, 2013

Patients are confused, and no wonder—because doctors don’t even agree on the name, much less on how aggressively to treat…

Dense Breasts Increase Your Cancer Risk—Here’s What Helps
Breast Cancer

Dense Breasts Increase Your Cancer Risk—Here’s What Helps

Jill Dietz, MD | May 15, 2013

Guys may not understand this, but we women really do sit around talking about things like how dense our breasts…

Tender Breasts Mean Increased Cancer Risk for Hormone Therapy Users
Breast Cancer

Tender Breasts Mean Increased Cancer Risk for Hormone Therapy Users

Carolyn J. Crandall, MD, MS | May 15, 2013

If you are considering or currently using hormone therapy (HT) to ease menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night…

Taking Off Just a Few Pounds Protects Your Breasts
Breast Cancer

Taking Off Just a Few Pounds Protects Your Breasts

Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD | May 15, 2013

Have you heard the news about the big payback for shedding just a little extra body baggage? Here’s the scoop:…

For Breast Cancer Radiation, Facedown Position May Be Safer
Breast Cancer

For Breast Cancer Radiation, Facedown Position May Be Safer

Silvia C. Formenti, MD | May 7, 2013

A woman with breast cancer who has had a lumpectomy also may have radiation to improve her odds of beating…

Prostate Cancer Treatment’s Startling Side Effect
Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Treatment’s Startling Side Effect

Paul L. Nguyen, MD | April 5, 2013

Prostate cancer is one of the few cancers for which patients have a choice of treatments—such as surgery, radiation, hormone…

What If It’s a Brain Tumor?
Cancer

What If It’s a Brain Tumor?

Alessandro Olivi, MD | March 20, 2013

This type is common and treatable No one wants to hear a doctor say, “It’s a brain tumor.” But what…

A Simple Question That Could Save Your Life

A Simple Question That Could Save Your Life

M. Robyn Andersen, PhD, MPH | January 3, 2013

Belly bloat, abdominal discomfort, the feeling of a too-full tummy. It’s easy to dismiss such vague complaints as simple digestive…

How Movies Mislead You About Cancer
Cancer

How Movies Mislead You About Cancer

Luciano De Fiore, PhD | December 12, 2012

Years ago, filmmakers realized they had a perfect villain that they could use any time—cancer. Cancer is real…but the way…

A New Way of Testing for Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer

A New Way of Testing for Colon Cancer

David A. Ahlquist, MD | October 8, 2012

Colonoscopy has been the gold standard in colorectal cancer detection and prevention for a very long time — but it’s by…

Life As a Cancer Survivor
Cancer

Life As a Cancer Survivor

Kenneth Miller, MD | October 8, 2012

Cancer treatment engulfs patients in a blur of intense emotion, pain and activity as they and their medical teams attack…